CVE-2025-9158 (GCVE-0-2025-9158)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-24 06:00 – Updated: 2025-10-24 16:55
VLAI
Title
Stored XSS in Request Tracker
Summary
The Request Tracker software is vulnerable to a Stored XSS vulnerability in calendar invitation parsing feature, which displays invitation data without HTML sanitization. XSS vulnerability allows an attacker to send a specifically crafted e-mail enabling JavaScript code execution by displaying the ticket in the context of the logged-in user. This vulnerability affects versions from 5.0.4 through 5.0.8 and from 6.0.0 through 6.0.1.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-24 16:54 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
CERT-PL CNA under the ENISA root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 256 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Best Practical Request Tracker Affected: 5.0.4 , ≤ 5.0.8 (custom)
Affected: 6.0.0 , ≤ 6.0.1 (custom)
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Credits
Mateusz Szymaniec (CERT Polska)
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